Funny Epitaphs
An epitaph is a text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. In the Philippines this doesn’t seem to be common. I just normally see the name, birth and death dates of the deceased. If there’s anything, it’s usually a verse from the Bible. Still, I think it’s a good idea to have an epitaph, even if it’s non biblical.Although death is serious, some people have found a way of making the phenomenon light. Halloween is one situation that takes the gloom out of the afterlife.
Here are actual epitaphs that tickle the funny bones:
From a cemetery in Ruidoso, New Mexico:
Here lies
Johnny Yeast
Pardon me
For not rising.
A lawyer’s epitaph in England
Sir John Strange
Here lies an honest lawyer,
And that is Strange.
How to Speak and Write Postmodern
Behind the Design: The Mindanao Blogger Summit Poster
A few months ago, Blogie, one of the organizers of MBS1, shot me an email asking if I could design something for the Mindanao Blogger Summit. I was in the middle of a web building project that seems to never finish, and I needed something fun to do, so I agreed.
When conceptualizing a design, the first thing I do is “pull out” the elements. Elements are keywords in the project, the main points. In this case, Bloggers, Mindanao, and Summit. The next thing I do is identify themes or any message that clients need to communicate, I thought of diversity, unity, importance, blogosphere. From there concepts are made with minimal arbitrary design decisions. With that in mind, lets go into the elements of the design:
Debt conversion
The Automatic Appropriations Act and the government policy to resort to foreign borrowing have led to less spending for productive social and economic services.
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Manila North Cemetery
This is a trilogy photo essay on Manila North Cemetery (or Cementerio del Norte), the biggest of the three-cemetery complex of Manila — La Loma, North and Chinese.
Around two to three million people visit this cemetery every year, and up to about half million visitors are expected to pass through its gate on All Soul’s Day.
2. The Early Birds of the North
3. The Cemetery’s Entrepreneurs
Happy Halloween!
Original DVDs On Sale
Have you been to an Astrovision lately? I have.
And good thing that I did. Most DVDs are on sale.
The lowest priced ones are at PHP 100. And they’re not the “low-budget” flicks either.
I told the seller I’m only interested in items PHP 100 or less. I got myself a copy of The Princess Bride, which celebrates its 20th year this year. The copy that I got was without special features and subtitles. But it had the movie, scene selections and trailers.
Find out the other titles available HERE.
JK Rowling Says Dumbledore is Gay, Ee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. — John 15: 12
Billionaire author JK Rowling sparked a bit of controversy two weeks ago by revealing that Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school of witchcraft and wizardry, and Harry Potter’s mentor, is gay. Gay rights activists all over the world are rejoicing over the revelation. And why shouldn’t they? Throughout history, we have seen literary greats transform the attitudes and the consciousness of entire generations by using stories and lessons we can all relate to and understand. Literary greats, the likes of Shakespeare, Plato, Homer, Cervantes, Montaigne, Bacon, Samuel Johnson, Goethe, Emerson, Nietzsche, Freud, Proust, St. Augustine, and now, JK Rowling will forever be remembered for their stories and their revolutionary values. They not only entertain us with their tales, they also enlighten us with their values.
Enlighten?
It may not be too obvious to a lot of readers that JK Rowling’s books are meant to enlighten, but if you read her books carefully, you will find that JK Rowling has embedded a lot of values in the story of Harry Potter. Click here and continue reading…
